Bougainvillea ‘Barbara Karst’
A vigorous, thorny bougainvillea grown as a bush, with brilliant magenta-red bracts and lush green foliage; well suited to Phoenix heat with winter frost protection. Special Features Showy, long-lasting bracts; excellent heat tolerance and good drought tolerance once established; can be trained as a shrub, espalier, or climbing vine. Problems & Solutions Frost can damage […]
Bougainvillea ‘La Jolla’
A compact, thorny bougainvillea with deep green foliage and brilliant crimson-red bracts, well suited to warm, sheltered Phoenix landscapes. Special Features Heat tolerant and drought tolerant once established; vivid, long-lasting color; compact form compared with climbing bougainvilleas. Problems & Solutions Frost can damage foliage and stems; plant in a sheltered microclimate and cover during freezes. […]
Valentine Emu Bush
Compact, mounding Australian shrub prized for vivid magenta-red tubular flowers over gray-green foliage during the cool season. Extremely heat and drought tolerant once established and well suited to low-water desert landscapes. Special Features Cool-season color when little else blooms; attracts hummingbirds; highly drought and reflected-heat tolerant; deer resistant; low maintenance Problems & Solutions Root rot […]